Global Briefs: Collor impeachment bid hijack protests and clashes
AP reports President Fernando Collor de Mello appeals for public support amid corruption charges as impeachment looms. Separately, Ethiopian hijackers surrender in Rome after a deadly route via Djibouti, Yemen, and Egypt. Beirut protesters vote amid Syrian troop concerns. Angry farmers blockade Avignon’s Papal Palace. Turkish security clash leaves dozens dead. Georgia reports casualties near Gagra before a cease-fire.
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Collor
Paulo Cesar Farias
Brazilian Bar Association
Chamber of Deputies
Congress
Senate
Avignon
France
Papal Palace
Socialist Party
Neo Nazi violence surges in Germany amid refugee tensions
In eight cities, neo Nazi groups attacked, burned refugee camps, and clashed with police. About 26 arrests, 12 injured, and roughly 180 held on Sunday amid weekend riots tied to a refugee influx and debates over asylum laws.
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Baltic Sea
Rostock
East Germany
East
Joschka Fischer
Hesse
Helmut Kohl
Sarajevo market shelling kills at least 15 in siege
A 105mm howitzer shell blasted a crowded Sarajevo marketplace killing 15 and wounding dozens amid Serb siege actions. U N officials condemned the attack and warned the strike may have been deliberate as Gorazde endures bombardment and aid convoys face delays.
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Bosnia-Herzegovina
Gorazde
U.N
Fred Eckhard
Yugoslavia
Eckhard
European Community
Serbia
Bosnia
World Bank IMF policies blamed for Third World crisis
A two year study by the World Resources Institute warns that IMF and World Bank macroeconomic loans harm environmental health in the developing world. The Philippines case shows debt programs boosting industry while depleting natural resources and worsening long term recovery prospects.
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Los Angeles Times
Washington
World Bank
International Monetary Fund
World Resources Institute
IMF
Institute
James Gustavo Speth
Wilfrido Cruz
Robert Repetto
Speth
Philippines
Europe
Soviet Union
Repetto
Resource Institute
Cruz
U S Troops Deliver Food to Somalia From Kenya Base
In Mombasa Kenya a U S relief task force airlifts food to Somalia amid a UN feared famine. Belet Huen and Wajir shipments feed hundreds of thousands daily as morale stays high. Troops mark their effort on a graffiti wall at the JTF relief depot.
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Kenya
Joint Task Force Provide Relief
Somalia
Virginia
Tech
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Smith
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Indian Ocean
U.S
Belet Huen
Wajir
Joint Task Force
JTF
Frank Libutti
Huntington
N.Y
Israel urges quicker Arab response to peace proposals
Israel's new government pressed Arab neighbors to engage more substantively with Jerusalem's latest plans and move quickly in talks. Meanwhile Israeli warplanes struck Hezbollah bases in south Lebanon as Beirut voters cast ballots in Parliament elections amid resumed negotiations in Washington.
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Yeltsin Japan trip tests Russia as G seven partner
Prime Minister Miyazawa says Yeltsin’s September visit to Japan could seal Russia’s role in the G seven. He notes Munich summit aims and urges Moscow to resolve the northern territories dispute over Japan’s four islands. Successful agreement could unlock large scale aid from Japan with public support.
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France
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